Leadership that guides and supports

With over a decade in product design leadership, I've excelled in both B2C and B2B domains, from startups to tech giants.

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Great leadership

Inspires

people toward a shared goal

Empowers

them to feel like they can accomplish it

Enables

them to do it

Leading with a coaching mindset

The coaching mindset focuses on empowering individuals to develop their skills, solve problems, and achieve their full potential. It focuses on listening, asking thoughtful questions, giving constructive feedback, and creating a safe environment for learning.

Leaders with a coaching mindset prioritize collaboration, foster self-awareness in their team members, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal and professional development. This approach builds trust, resilience, and long-term success for both individuals and teams.

The coaching mindset focuses on empowering individuals to develop their skills, solve problems, and achieve their full potential. It focuses on listening, asking thoughtful questions, giving constructive feedback, and creating a safe environment for learning.

Leaders with a coaching mindset prioritize collaboration, foster self-awareness in their team members, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal and professional development. This approach builds trust, resilience, and long-term success for both individuals and teams.

Across a versatile portfolio of companies

I've helped people explore their family history, save money on healthcare, measure and optimize experiences, and drive global commerce.

  • Senior Manager
    I lead design for Walmart Connect, Walmart’s advertising platform, where I guide a team focused on delivering scalable, high-impact advertising solutions.

  • UX Manager
    At Shopify, my team was responsible for several product areas across Shopify Logistics. We were acquired by Flexport in 2023.

  • Senior Interaction Designer
    I led design for One Google Tag and introduced conversion testing for Google Ads.

  • Lead and Manager
    Led and managed design for Teams and Enterprises through a period of hyper-growth.

  • Design Director
    Reimagined and redesigned OrationRX, including implementing a new design system. Acquired by PokitDok

  • UX Manager and Lead
    Co-created, evolved, and managed design for Archives.com, a family history site acquired by Ancestry from Inflection.

What partners say

“Scott is a talented designer, who gets product and users end to end in a way that makes partnering with him as a product manager delightful.”

Product Manager

Shopify

“Scott was the nexus point between the creative team's visual design concepts and the code base...he always worked hard to make the product better.”

Product Manager

Oration

“He also leads productive design brainstorming sessions and keeps the group focused on the goals.”

Product Manager

Company

“Scott was a key factor in improving the overall process and interaction between engineers and designers by kicking off new features with fun brainstorming sessions, having design office hours and participating in our retro and planning meetings.”

Engineering Manager

SurveyMonkey

“He has a very wide skill set that makes him very versatile in any project that comes up.”

QA partner

Ancestry

“He is a strong advocate for the user and reminds the broader team of the value of UX throughout the product development cycle.”

Someone on my team

Ancestry

“His commitment to challenging himself, others, his processes, and the product, is truly inspiring.

Consistently shows up for the team and carries a “we” versus “me” mentality.”

Someone on my team

SurveyMonkey

“Realizes the importance of defining design standards and regularly reviewing for improved long-term quality”

Someone on my team

Inflection

“He’s a natural people connector, collaborator, and leader.”

Product

Company

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